of the Monastery But thereby chiefly expressing this sence or meaning in English All by One i. e. Omnia per Unum as Balaeus reports He wrote besides his forementioned Canones in Albionem a Book De Iudiciis Astronomicis and another De Rebus Astronomicis JOHANNES DANK a Native of Saxony writ Canones Eclipsales Canones Tabularum De Astrolabio as Gesner testifies GUALTERUS CATTON an English Fryer in the Convent of Cordeliers at Norwich a learned Theologue and Philosopher published a Treatise Adversus Astrologos RABBI LEVI eminent in all kind of Learning and particularly in Astronomy wrote a Book called Milhamot-Hessem i. e. Defensionem Dei JOHANNES BARWICK by some but corruptly called BRENLANTIUS surnamed likewise BRITANNUS a learned English Franciscan Fryer published several Books De Astrologorum Praenotionibus in which he impugnes Judiciary Astrology ROBERTUS HOLCOTH a Dominican Fryer of Northampton of whom Balaeus sayes that he was penè infinitae lectionis Homo atque ingenii solidissimi wrote De Effectibus Stellarum and another Treatise De Motibus Stellarum as G. Vossius affirms out of Possevinus GAUFREDUS DE MELDIS published a Treatise entitled Iudicium Stellae Comatae Anno Dom. 1330. and of two other Comets which appeared in the years 1337. and 1338. preserved yet in Manuscripts in the Library of Pembroke Colledge in Cambridge See Iames Eclog. Oxon. Cant. RABBI DAVID ABUDERKEM writ a Treatise entitled Ordo Intercalationis JOHANNES MANDOVICH sometime Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford a learned Physician and Astronomer published Astronomical Tables JOANNES ESTWOOD or ESTWED or ESCHUâ—…D of Ashenden sometimes Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford highly commended by Io. Picus Count of Mirandula wrote a Book which he entitled Iudiciale Astronomicum sive Summa Iudicialis He published likewise Elucidarium Planetarum Tabulae Planetarum and Canons of their Utility and Practice of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Cancer 1357. and of the Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter de Signis Conjunctionum His Iudiciale Astronomicum sive Summa Anglicana or Iudicialis vel de Accidentibus Mundi for those several Titles it bears was Printed at Venice in the year 1442. and is yet extant in MS. in the Publick Library at Oxford and in that of Oriel Colledge It was afterward Printed at Venice in the year 1489. and elegantly for that Age at the Charge of a Patrician for the Honour of whose Name because Noblemen in those Dayes would be at the charge of Printing of good Books I will subscribe what follows as I received it from my very deserving and ingenious Friend Mr. Francis Bernard in whose Possession the said Book among other curious ones with which he is stored now is Summa Anglicana Iohannis Eschuid Opus factum est tum Diligentiâ tum Impensâ Francisci Bolani Patritii Veneti Viri certè bonarum Artium studiosi Clarissimi quondam Oratoris Candiani Nec defuit Impressoris Iohannis Lucilii Santritter Herbronensis Germani maxima Lucubratio maximus Labor Diligentia NICHOLAUS CABASILAS a Grecian Archbishop of Thessalonica wrote a Comment upon Ptolemy's Almagest JOANNES ELIGERUS of Gondersleven a German writ de Compositione Astrolabii de Utilitate Astrolabii de Utilitate Quadrantis Two Books de Magnete and One de Astrogemetro and several other Pieces as Simler in Bibl. Gesner affirms JOHANNES DE SAXONIA and JOHANNES DE LIGNERIIS both Germane Astronomers and Contemporaries The latter put forth Canones Primi Mobilis together with Tables and a Book De Sphaera He is reckoned by Petrus Cirvellus Daiocensis in his Preface in Sphaeram Mundi to have been one of the four most celebrious Astronomers that had flourished between the times of Alphonsus and Purbacchius as cited by Vossius in Addend ad Scient Mathemat GUILELMUS GRIZAUNT an English man Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford and Dr. of Physick leaving England setled at Marseilles in France where he dyed in much Esteem for his Knowledge and Practice in Physick leaving behind him a Son of his own Name who was first Abbot of the Canons Regular at Marseilles afterward Pope of Rome by the Name of Urban the Fifth Of the Issue of his Brain I find these following mentioned by Balaeus relating to our Purpose Speculum Astrologiae De Magnitudine Solis De Qualitatibus Astrorum De Significationibus Eorundem JOHANNES KILLINGWORTH Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford wrote De Iudicio Astronomiae Canones Tabulae Astronomicae De Crepusculis De Nubium Ascensionibus NICEPHORUS GREGORAS writ De Astrolabio extant in the King's Library at St. Iames's Gesner mentions another Piece of his De Calumniatoribus Astronomiâ—… De Astronomia Andreas Cellarius in Praeloquio Harmon Macrocosm reports that in the 27 th year of his Age he applied himself to Andronicus Palaeologus Emperour of Constantinople offering to him Reasons for the Emendation of the Roman Calendar LUDOVICUS CAERLION so called from the Town of Caerlion in Wales where he was born a learned Theologue and Physician wrote De Eclipsi Solis Lunae Tabulae Eclipsium Solis Lunae secundum Diametros Richardi Wallingfordi now extant in his Majesty's Library at St. Iames's Canones Eclipsium De Tabulis Umbrarum and Fragmenta Astronomica IB'N SHATER DAMASCENUS stiled by Mr. Graves Sedulus Coeli Siderúmque Inspector by many Observations made at Damascus found the Obliquity of the Zodiack to be 23° 31′ He wrote likewise Canons and universal Precepts of Astronomy and Of Astronomical Instruments and their use as likewise De extruendis Coeli Thematibus as cited by Hottinger Smegm Orient His Tables are extant in the Publick Library at Oxford JOHANNES BOCCACIUS is about this time numbred among Astronomers by Gualterus in Chronico as cited by Ricciolus in Catalog Astron. THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS besides his many other Works in Physick and Chymistry hath left some Astronomical and Astrological Fragments published by Gerardus Dornus together with his Book De Meteoris Tribus Principiis He writ De Astronomia Magna Astronomiae Magnae Compendium Printed in the year 1584. RICHARDUS LAVINGHAM of Suffolk Professour of Mathematicks Philosophy and Theology in the University of Oxford composed a Book De Planetarum Distantia Compendium Meteororum in four Books and two Books De Coelo Mundo He was killed in that Popular Tumult wherein Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury was murthered SIMON BREDON or BRIDON alias BIRIDANIUS born at Winchcomb in Gloucester-shire Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford Dr. of Physick and Professour of Astronomy wrote according to Balaeus Two Books In Demonstrationes Almagesti One In quaedam Capita Ptolemaei De Rebus Astronomicis Aequationes Planetarum De Latitudine Planetarum Super Introductorio Alcabitii Astronomia Calculatoria and Astronomia Iudiciaria His Book De Aequationibus Planetarum is yet extant in Manuscript in the Library of Peter-House in Cambridge NICHOLAUS
commented upon by Paschasius Hammel Rivaltus and Mersennus The Lemmata of Archimedes recovered out of the Rubbidge of Antiquity were published in M r. Forster's Miscellanies as likewise by Borellius at the end of the three latter Books of Apollonius CONON an excellent Geometrician and Astronomer collected divers Observations made by the Chaldeans of the Solar and Lunar Eclipses wrote six Books of Astrology not now extant and invented the Constellation called Coma Berenices Celebrated he is by Pliny and Hyginus C. SULPITIUS GALLUS a Roman Tribune by his skill in Astronomy much encouraged the Roman Army in the War against Perses For when the Souldiers were terrified with the Eclipse of the Moon by his Oration to them he made it appear that what they apprehended as a Prodigy was only the effect of a natural Cause describing to them the Reasons of the Eclipse and so animated the drooping Army with fresh courage to the attaining of a glorious Victory HIPPARCHUS by the Arabs and Eastern Writers called Abrachys whom some make a Native of Nice a City in Bithynia others a Rhodian Prince of Astronomers in his time He wrote a Catalogue of the fixed Stars several Observations of the Aequinoxes mentioned by Ptolemy of the Moon 's monthly motion according to Latitude A Collection of divers Observations of the Chaldeans touching Eclipses by him examined and compared Chalcidius in Timaeum cites a Book of his De Secessibus atque Intervall is Solis 〈◊〉 which Meâ—…rsius Not. in Chalcid conceives to be the same mentioned by Poppus in 5. Syntax Ptolâ—… under the title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. De Magnitudinibus Distantiis He hath left likewise yet extant three Books by way of Comment upon Aratus in which he shows Aratus to have taken all from Eudoxus and to have followed him even in his Errours first published from a Manuscript in the Medicaean Library by Petrus Victorius and since in Greek and Latine by Dionysius Petavius in Uranolog NIGIDIUS FIGULUS wrote a Comment De Sphaera Graecanica Barbarica mentioned by Servius in Georg. Virgil whence the Commentatour in Germanici Arat. cites divers particulars L. TARUNTIUS FIRMANUS a familiar Friend of Varro's and a great Astronomer He calculated the Nativity of Romulus and the Horoscope of Rome's foundation and wrote in Greek of the Stars He is mentioned by Cicero and Plutarch though with some small variety in the writing of his name MARCUS VARRO the most learned of his time among the Romans wrote of Astronomy of which Cassiodorus makes mention in Mathem Discipl GEMINUS a Native of Rhodes wrote an Isagoge in Meteora and in Arati Phaenomena out of which Proclus's Sphere is for the most part compiled published by Petavius in Uranolog POSIDONIUS APAMENSIS SYRUS a Stoical Philosopher Disciple and Successour to Panaetius observed at Rhodes the Star Canopus He is commended by Cicero for an Artificial Sphere by him made representing the motions of all the Planets Laërtius mentions a Book of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 De Meteoris and another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Labbeé in his Catalogue of Manuscripts mentions another Piece of his Of the Original of Comets and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 extant in the French King's Library M. TULLIUS CICERO translated the Phaenomena of Aratus into Latine Verse THEODOSIUS TRIPOLITA signalized his name by his three Books Sphaericorum and his twelve Propositions De Habitationibus both published by Mersennus in his Synopsis Mathemat He wrote likewise De Diebus Noctibus and Sceptica capita Astrologica as cited by Laertius JULIUS CAESAR first of the Roman Emperours according to the testimony of Pliny wrote of Astronomy in Greek Macrobius affirming likewise that he left several not unlearned Books of the motions of the Stars which he derived from the Doctrine of the Egyptians SOSIGENES a famous Astronomer of Alexandria whose assistance Iulius Caesar made use of in reforming the Roman year and reducing it to the course of the Sun which we yet retain Of this Argument he writ three Discourses as Pliny witnesseth lib. 18. c. 25. DIONYSIUS AFER called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Geographus wrote a Greek Poem De situ Orbis He was sent by Augustus before his adopted son Caius into the East the better to describe to him those Regions and Provinces ALEXANDER EPHESIUS surnamed LYCHNUS wrore besides his Historical Pieces an Astronomical Poem of the Heavens and another of the Description of the Parts of the Earth He is mentioned by Strabo lib. 14. and therefore cannot be less ancient than these times He wrote likewise a Comment in Arati Phaenomena P. OVIDIUS NASO the most Ingenious of the Latine Poets besides that he translated Aratus his Phaenomena into Verse which is lost hath leftfix Books De Fastis Romanorum yet extant being a Calendar describing their Year Moneths Festival Days together with the rising and setting of the several Constellations and the most noted of the fixed Stars dedicated by him first to Augustus afterwards revised in his Exile and addressed to Germanicus Caesar. STRABO the Geographer hath left us the Description of the World in seventeen Books wherein there are divers Astronomical Disquisitions ARTEMIDORUS COSMOGRAPHUS was Contemporaâ—…y 〈◊〉 Strabo and wrote upon the same Subject MARCUS MANILIUS wrote five Books of Astronomicks 〈◊〉 Heroicis non contemnendis sayes Ricciolus in Chron. Astronom which he dedicated to Augustus Caesar wherein he comprehended as well the Astronomy as the Astrology of the Ancients according to the Doctrine of the Chaldaeans and Egyptians the first of which five Books treating of the Sphere is the Subject of our present Undertaking The few following Authours not being reducible to the certain time wherein they flourished either before or after our Saviour's Nativity are for want of authentick Testimony in this place ambiguously inserted BOLUS MENDESIUS a Pythagorean Philosopher wrote among other things de Signis ex Sole Luna Ursa Lucerna Arcu Coelesti as Suidas testifies in voce 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LASBAS BABYLONIUS wrote of Astronomy in a Book entituled Selech cited by Iohannes Camaterus in Opere Astrologico especially in the Chapter De Canonibus Astrorum Sorte Fortunae extant in Manuscript in the hands of my worthy Friend M r. Thomas Gale ZEUCHRUS or TEUCHRUS or TEUCER BABYLONIUS by Scaliger in Manilium and Salmasius De Annis Climactericis stiled an ancient Authour wrote De Decanis Signorum some Fragments of his according to Labbeé being extant in the French King's Library ALBU-BATUR is by Iunctinus placed in the Catalogue of Astronomers about the 500. year before Christ he writ De Nativitatibus Printed at Noremberg by Iohannes Petreius in the Year 1540 but wanting good Authority to confirm the Time wherein he flourished We have rather inserted him in this Place PAPYRIUS FABIANUS is mentioned by Pliny in several places of his Natural History
out of whose Works he has made frequent Citations upon several arguments and occasions being by him stiled Astrologus Physicus upon which score we have given him a place in this Catalogue DOROTHEUS SIDONIUS wrote an Apotelesmatick Poem as ciâ—…ed by Athenâ—…us of which little or nothing is now extant except what is preâ—…ed in the Excerpta mentioned in Labbeé's Bibliotheca Simler in Biblioth Gesâ—… will have Manilius to have followed aud imitated him in his Astronomical Poem Sâ—…aliger in Manilium and Vossius affirming the like to have been done by Omar Messalah and Alchabitius in their Astrological Tractates Iulius Firmicus gives this Character of him that he was Vir prudentissimus qui Apotelesmata veriâ—… disertissimis versibus scripsit I find likewise in Iames's Eclog. Oxon. Cant. a Pâ—…ce under the name of Dorotheus De esse Solis in Domibus Planetarum But whether that Authour be the same with this Dorotheus is altogether uncertain CRITON NAXIUS writ an Octaeteris which some sayes Suidas will have to be that of Eudoxus Gesner writes thus of him Haâ—…a dubio est Criton Astronomus cujus Plinius meminit lib. 18. c. 31. ANTIMACHUS HELIOPOLITANUS Aegyptius is by Suidas said to have written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mundi fabricationem in a Poem of 3780. Verses SPORUS NICENUS wrote a Comment upon Aratus's Phaenomena He is mentioned in the Isagoge of Leontius Mechanicus LEONTIUS MECHANICUS wrote 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Printed inter Astronomica Veterum Scripta Isagogica Graeca Latina Ex Officinà St. Andraeana 1589. DIONYSIUS CORINTHIUS writ a Treatise of Meteorologicks 〈◊〉 Suidas affirms LASUS MAGNES in the Life of Aratus MONOPHANTUS by Thèon upon Aratus and PHILIPPUS by Hipparchus in his Exegesis are mentioned for Astronomers as is likewise MNESISTRATUS by Censorinus ANTIOCHUS wrote in Greek Thesauri Apotelesmatum distinguished into 107. Chapters extant at Rome in the Vaticane Library as Simler in Bibl. Gesner affirms He is mentioned more than once by Firmicus DOSITHEUS ASTROLOGUS is mentioned by Pliny lib. 18. c. 31. to have written Of the Rising and Setting of the Stars JULIANUS LAODICENSIS PHILOSOPHUS wrote 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Gesner affirms BELINUS a Greek Authour seemeth to have written on this Argument as the Title of his Book De judiciis Futurorum and De Imaginibus imply See Gesner and something of him now extant in his Majesty's Library at St. Iames's GEZ perhaps GESSIUS a Greek Authour wrote Libros Imaginum Et De Stationibus Et De Imaginibus Veneris as Gesner testifies if yet those Treatiseâ—… may not be Philological rather than Astrological APOMASARIS Apotelesmata with some other Authours of that kind are extant in the Vaticane Library and in that of Ausburg as Simler affirms in Biblioth Gesner HELICONIUS according to the testimony of Suidas writ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. De Syderum Tempestatum Effectis Et De Aeris Signis DEMETRIUS TRICLINIUS writ De Schematismis Lunae Macula in ejus facie extant in the French King's Library to whom is likewise ascribed that Greek Poem De Sphaera attributed to Empedocles and for such translated into Latine and published by Q. Sept. Florens Christianus Simler in Bibl. Gesner ascâ—…ibes to him another Work under the Title of Inventum Astronomicum written in Greek POLEMON ATHENIENSIS supposed the same with Him who was Disciple to Xenoâ—…rates writ a Book de Interpretatione Naturae Signorum translated into â—…atine by Nicholaus Petreius Corâ—…yraeus and Printed at Venice apud Gryphium 1552. cum alâ—…is quibusdam as Simler in Epitome Bibl. Gesner testifies EUTHYMIUS writ in Greek a Synopsis of Astronomy or as Simler entitles it De Sphaera extant in the French King's Library DION NICAENUS writ De Septem Planetis GIAPHAR ASTROLOGUS wrote a Book which he entituled Major Introductorius He wrote likewise a Book of Commentaries and another of Experiments mentioned by Gesner CAUDAS ASTROLOGUS wrote Nine Books de Annulis Astronomicis a Book de Tribus figuris Spirituum and another de figura Almandal as Simler from the Authority of Guil. Pastregicus de Originibus Rerum affirms ASTRONOMERS after our SAVIOUR's Nativity MODERATUS COLUMELLA De Re Rustica hath left an Astrological Calendar with Prognosticks THRASYLLUS Native of Mendes a City of Egypt multarum Artium scientiam professus sayes the old Scholiast of Iuvenal prostremò se dedit Platonicae Sectae ac deinde Mathesi quâ praecipuè viguit apud Tiberium By Mathesi is to be understood chiefly Astronomy or rather Astrology according to the Doctrine of the Chaldâ—…ns in which he instructed Tiberius He wrote likewise Of Musick out of which Porphyry upon Ptolemy's Harmonica and Theon Smyrnaeus cite some Pieces See more of him in Paganinus Gaudentius De Philosophia apud Romanos cap. 54. and Vâ—…ssius de Histor. Graec. l 4. c. 16. TIBERIUS CAESAR the Emperour was skilful in Astronomy and Astrology instructed therein by Thrasyllus quem ut Sapientiae Professorem contubernio admâ—…verat sayes Suetenius especially during his recess or exile at Rhodes He had the luck to predict many future Events particularly to foretel by inspecting Galba's Nativity that he should one day be Emperour which he declared Galba being then but a Youth in these words Et tu Galba quandoque degustabis Imperium as Tacitus relates it though Suetonius and others apply it to Augustus He is also reported to have had always by him the Genitures of all his Nobility and that according as he found his own or the Kingdom 's Horoscope to be well or ill looked upon by theirs so he let them stand or cut them off by Legislative Astrology to use the expression of the famous M r. Gregory GERMANICUS CAESAR that excellent Prince translated 〈◊〉 hâ—… Phaenomena into Latine Verse yet extant CHAEREMON a Philosopher of the Stoical Sect by birth an Egyptiâ—… Master to Dionysius Alexandrinus wrote of the Egyptian Astrology as we find by the mention made of him in Iamblichus De Mysteriis Aegypt although both the Latine Translatours mistook his Name He wrote also De Cometis as Origen and Seneca testifie the latter of whom calls him Charimander and not Chaeremon which G. Vossius conceives to be a mistake in the Text. He is mentioned by Strabo â—…ib 17. to have attended Aelius Gallus in a Voyage from Alexandria up into Egypt whence we may conclude him to have flourished about the latter end of Augustus or beginning of Tiberius's Reign DIONYSIUS AREOPAGITA may justly be admitted into the number of Astronomers since it is reported of him that at Helipolis in Egypt together with Apollophanes he observed that miraculous Defection of the Sun at the time of our Saviour's Passion Whereupon he broke out into this Exclamation Aut Deus Naturae patitur aut Mundi machina dissolvitur He was afterwards converted to the Christian Faith for which he died a Venerable Martyr being aged above one hundred
Monmouth reports He studied in the City of Chester in which at that time Astronomy and all other Arts flourished and from the diligent observation of the course of the Stars and Planets became more eminently learned in Astrology than any of his time He calculated the prodigious conception of Merlin and wrote De Magia Naturali AMBROSIUS MERLINUS a Britain in the time of King Vortigern was famous for his admirable skill in Astronomy and Astrology of whom Balaeus thus writes Merlinus in Urbe Legionum Caerlleon studiis diligenter inâ—…ubuit eruditis Artibus literis operam dedit Magiae potissimùm Naturali Unde Astronomiae tandem peritissimus futura praedixit multa quibus sequenti saeculo mirabilem se praebuit He wrote a particular Treatise of a certain Comet which appeared in his time as Balaeus testifies and a Book of obscure Predictions translated into Latine by Geoffry Monmouth as Gesner affirms CARPUS ANTIOCHENUS wrote 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. Rei Astronomicae libros of which Proclus in primum Euclidis makâ—…s mention To him Mr. Selden ascribes the Books commonly entituled Ptolemaei Centiloqutum Vid. Selden de Diis Syr. Syntagm 1. seu de Teraphim CASSIODORUS a Person of Consular dignity and honoured with the most eminent Charges of State in the time of Anastasius the Emperour and Theodoricus King of the Goths afterwards a Recluse in the Monastery of Cassina wrote amongst other things Of Astronomy De Computo Ecclesiastico SIMPLICIUS a Native of Phrygia an eminent Platonick Philosopher and excellent Commentator upon Aristotle De Coelo merits to be here mentioned MARIANUS Marci Causidici F. wrote a Metaphrasis of Aratus in MCCCXL Iambicks He lived in the time of Anastasius the Emperour See Simler in Bibl. Gesner THIUS ATHENIENSIS wrote seven Books of Observations of the mean Motions of the Stars so much the more acceptable sayes G. Vossius de Scient Mathem in regard that from Ptolemy's time unto that of Albategnius there are not any Observations of the Celestial motions extant These transcribed from a Manuscript in the King of France's Library were first published by Bulialdus at Paris Anno 1645. PROCLUS LYCIUS a Platonick Philosopher surnamed DIADOCHUS Disciple to Magnus Syrianus taught for a long time at Athens and writ a Comment upon the first Book of Euclid Of the Sphere being for the most part an Epitome of Geminus Of the Astrolabe and Astronomical Hypotheses being a Compendium of Ptolemy's Almagest There was another Proclus surnamed Siccensis who was Master or Tutor to M. Antoninus the Emperour confounded by some with this Proclus Diadochus but without all reason For Diadochus flourished not till the Reign of Anastasius being 300. years after Siccensis Ricciolus conceives this Proclus Diadochus to be the same with Proclus the famous Mathematician who as Zonaras part 3. Annal. reports made in imitation of Archimedes Burning-Glasses with which he fired Vitalianus his Fleet at the Siege of Constantinople and was employed by Anastasius the Emperour as Interpreter of his Dreams MARINUS NEAPOLITANUS Disciple to Proclus Diadochus wrote Praevia ad Phaenomena and Phaenoménôn Librum singularem sayes Voss. de Scient Math. p 166. who yet doubteth whether this be not another Marinus who writ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad Euclidem JOANNNES LAURENTIUS PHILADELPHENSIS LYDUS wrote in the time of Iustinian the Emperour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de Mensibus with other Mathematical Tractates mentioned by Photius and Suidas yet extant in MS. in the Library of my honoured and most learned Friend M r. Isaac Vossius DIODORUS MONACHUS Bishop of Tarsus in Cilicia wrote according to Suidas contra Astrologos Fatum he put forth likewise a Book de Sphaera septem Zonis of the Annual Progress of the Stars and of the Sphere of Hipparchus DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS by birth a Scythian but a Roman Abbot wrote a Paschal Cycle or rather corrected that of Victorinus or Victorius as Victorius had done that of Theophilus and he that of Cyrillus This Computus or Cycle was observed by the Latine Church until the correction of the Calendar by Pope Gregory XIII From this Dionysius the Christians first learnt to reckon their years from the Nativity of our Saviour thence called Aera Dionysiana whereas before they reckoned from the Persecution of Dioclesian TRIBONIANUS SIDETES a Civil Lawyer in the time of Iustinian the Emperour wrote a Comment upon Ptolemy's Canon in Verse He published likewise Concentum Mundanae Harmonicae Dispositionis and another Book de Planetarum domiciliis as likewise de Mensium Permutatione and some other Pieces of which Suidas PHILIPPUS MEDMAEUS so called from Medme a Town of Italy by Stephanus in Voce Medme stil'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which G. Vossius conceives ought to be read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for he wrote de Ventis as they are foreseen or predicted from the Position of the Stars or Constitution of the Heavens He also flourished in the time of Iustinian the Emperour PHILOPONUS surnamed Grammaticus deserves here to be recorded for his Comment in Astrolabium planum sive de usu Astrolabii written in Greek yet extant in New Colledge Oxford and as Simler in Bibl. Gesner adds in the French King's Library BUZUR-GIUMHUR an ancient Persian Authour being one of the Counsellours and Courtiers of Nushirvân King of Persia in the 42. year of whose Reign Mahomet the false Prophet was born wrote De Quaestionibus Astrologicis MARTIANUS FELIX MINAEUS CAPELLA in his Work entituled De Nuptiis Mercurii cum Philologiâ wrote of Geometry Arithmetick Musick and Astronomy ISIDORUS Bishop of Hispalis or Sevit in Spain Son to Severianus Duke of Carthage in his Book De Originibus hath inserted a Compendium or Epitome of all the Mathematicks and in his Book De Mundo with the like brevity treated of the Sphere The Astronomical Poem of which the Fragment is published by Pythaeus among the Ancient Latine Poets by him set forth under the Name of Fulgentius is by Pythaeus conceiv'd to belong to Isidore at the End of whose Works it is commonly inserted without any other Name to it if yet as Pythaeus adds from the Conjecture of a certain Learned Person it may not rather be ascribed to Varro Atacinus HEMOALDUS an English man surnamed PROVIDUS between whom and Venerable Bede there was great familiarity to whom he addressed his Book De Rebus Mathematicis yet extant as Bede on the other side did an Epistle to him De Ratione Quadrantis Anni sive de Bissexto THEODORUS MELITENIOTAS Magnus Sacellarius Magnae Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae wrote of Astronomy and particularly upon Ptolemy's Astronomical Syntaxis or Almagest the Proem of which Work from a MS. out of the Library of Mr. Isaac Vossius Bulialdus lately published at the end of his learned Comment upon Ptolemy's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 BEDA commonly called Venerable
Bede was renouned for his knowledge and study of Astronomy amongst whose Works there is yet extant De Argumentis Lunae De Ephemeride De Embolismis De Circulo Decennovennuali De Cyclo Paschali De Circulis Sphaerae Polis De Planetis Signis Coelestibus De Astrolabio De Aequinoctio Vernali ADELMUS DUROTELLUS seu BLADUNIUS i. e. MALMESBURIENSIS Son of Kenred and Grandchild of Ina King of the West-Saxons Bishop of Sherburne now translated to Salisbury wrote De Cyclo Paschali contra Britannos and De Astrologia as Balaeus affirms FLACCUS ALBINUS sive ALCUINUS an English-man born in York shire Scholar to Venerable Bede and Tutour to Charlemaigne to whom he was sent upon an Embassie by Off a King of the Mercians and for his exquisite Learning invited by Charlemaigne to continue with him in France which he did perswading that Prince to erect the University of Paris He was excellently well skilled in all the Parts of the Mathematicks which he publickly taught and wrote De Septem Artibus Liberalibus and De Astrologia as Vossius De Scient Mathemat testifies CHARLEMAIGNE King of France and Emperour instructed by Alcuinus aforesaid became excellently well skilled in the Mathematicks particularly in Astronomy insomuch that he wrote Ephemerides and was extremely delighted in making observations of the Stars He gave names to the Moneths of the Year and to the Winds in High-Dutch which continue to this Day He was by a King of Persia his Contemporary upon the knowledge he had of his affection to Astronomical Studies presented with a Piece of Clock-work showing the motion of â—…he Planets which the Emperour being then at Paderborne in Westphalia received with no less admiration than pleasure Vid. Voss. De Scient Mathem c. 35. JOHANNES CAMATERUS Chamberlain to the Emperour Porphyrogeneta writ De Genethliis Syderum positione Astrologiam Chaldaicam in Verse now in the Possession of my Learned Friend Mr. Tho. Gale ALMAEON whom some call ALMAMON the deservedly renouned Califfe of Babylon as Mr. Graves stiles him in his Pyramidograph fifty years before the time of Albategnius observed the greatest Declination of the Sun to have been 23° according to Elancanus and Herigone or 23° and 35′ according to Ricciolus from the authority of Alfraganus He first commanded Ptolemy's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be translated into Arabick which Translation gave that Work the corrupt but now common name of Almagest He found by observation and measuring in the Plains of Singar that one Degree of a great Circle on the Earth is equal to 56. miles His Astronomical Designs were so acceptable to the Genius of that Nation that in the Times succeeding no less than Thirty Kings are said to have emulated his Example as is observed by Golius notis in Alfergan EGMUNDUS surnamed ASTROLOGUS is by Ricciolus put also into the Catalogue of Astronomers about this Time MESSHALA ARABS sive MESSAHULACH signalized his Name by his Book De Receptionibus De Conjunctionibus Planetarum De Revolutionibus Annorum Mundi He wrote likewise De Elementis Orbibus Coelestibus a third Book De Ratione Circuli Stellarum Operationibus and another De Compositione Utilitate Astrolabii The first Printed at Venice Anno 1493. with Pâ—…olemy's Quadripartitum The second at Norimberg by Montanus and Neuberus The third at Basil by Hervagius Anno 1533. And the fourth and last by Henricus Petri in Appendice Margaritae Philosophicae LEO PHILOSOPHUS writ something in Astrology yet extant in the French King's Library as Labbeé testifies in Catal. MS. ALBATEGNIUS or trulier ALBATTANIUS ARACENSIS called likewise MAHUMETES TINEU vel MAHUMETES ARACENSIS or but mistakenly ARACTENSIS from the City of Arrac commonly but corruptly called Aracta in Syria Son of Geber Auchan Son of Cruen Prince of Syria made diligent observations of the Stars both at Arrac and Antioch And finding that Ptolemy's Canons in his time dissented much from the course of the Heavens he made new Tables of his own He wrote a Book De Scientia Stellarum first translated out of Arabick into Latine by Plato Tiburtinus and illustrated with Annotations by Io. Regiomontanus He observed the Sun's greatest Declination to be 23° 35′ and the first Star of Aries to be 18° 2′ in Longitude from the Equinoctial Point His Observations were Printed at Norimberg His Book De Numeris Scientia Stellarum according to a Transcript thereof taken by Lucas Valerius Publick Professour of Mathematicks at Rome out of the Vatiâ—…an Library was reprinted more correctly in Latine at Bologna in the year 1645. and dedicated by Bernardinus Ugulottus to Ferdinand the second Grand Duke of Tuscany ACHILLES TATIUS wrote a Book De Sphaera as Suidas affirms part of which G. Vossius conceives to be his Commentary in Aratum Published in Greek and Latine by Petavius in Uranolog MOHAMMED IBN ZACHARIAE AL RAZI wrote many Books in several Sciences and among the rest a Particular Astronomical Treatise as I find it mentioned in the Catalogue of Golius his Manuscripts He died in the year of the Hegira 320. of Christ 932. ABDORRAHMAN AL-SUPHI commonly but corruptly called AZOPHI or ELZUPHI or EBENNOZOPHIM an Arabian Astronomer Authour of the Persian Tables in which sayes ricciolus Stellarum Schemata loca ordinata sunt The Work transcribed by his Son with the Delineation of the Celestial Signs in Miniature by the same hand is extant among the Manuscripts of Iacobus Golius ALFRAGANUS MAHUMEDES or AMETUS or AHEMED or MUHAMED the Son of Amet called Alfraganus or rather Alferganus from the City Fergana in the Province of Sogdiana He wrote Elementa Astronomica compiled chiefly out of Ptolemy which by Rabbi Iacob Antolius were turned into Hebrew and by Iohannes Hispalensis in the year 1142 translated out of Arabick into Latine but lately published in Arabick and Latine by the famous Iacobus Golius with learned Notes which yet he lived not to compleat He writ likewise de Astrolabii Descriptione Usu and a Book of Dialing as Golius in his Notes asserts G. Pastregicus mentions another Treatise of Alfraganus entitled De Aggregationibus Stellarum V. Simler Bibl. Gesner HALI BEN RAGEL is about this time by Ricciolus inserted into the number of Astronomers ARZAHEL ALA BEN writ Tables and Canons of the Motions of the Celestial Bodies preserved in MS. in the Library of Merton Colledge in Oxford and in that of Caius and Gonvil in Cambridge according to Iamesius Eclog. Oxon. Cant. Whether the same with Arzahel Hispanus of whom in the next Century we leave to be considered ALI IBNO'L HOZEIN a Persian wrote of the Theory of the Planets as Abul Pharagius in Hist. Dynast witnesses and De Demonstratione Planisphaerii as Hottinger in Smegm Orient ALFARABIUS Arabs stiled by Blancanus Astronomus celebris called likewise ABUNASR according to Abul Pharagius in Histor.
Dynast under whose Name Simler in Bibl. Gesner affirms there is extant a Piece entitled de Compositione Astrolabii ETHEL WOLDUS WENTANUS of the Race of the West-Saxon Kings sometime Abbot of Abington afterwards Bishop of Winchester wrote among other Works of different Subjects a Treatise de Planetis de Climatibus Mundi as Balaeus affirms MUHAMMED IB'N AHMED ALBIROUNI a Persian Astronomer wrote De modo mensurandi Altitudinem Stellarum as also an Explication of the use of the Astrolabe extant amongst the Manuscripts of Iacobus Golius IB'N JUNES or JOUNIS an Egyptian wrote Astronomical Tables together with a History of Various Observations and the reason of Calculating the Celestial Motions which he dedicated to Hakein perhaps Elhacain King of Egypt who flourished about the year 373. of the Hegira of Christ 996. ABBO FLORIACENSIS so called as being Abbot of the Monastery of Fleury in Burgundy a French man Native of Orleans among other Works wrote De Motibus Stellarum De Planetarum cursu Demonstrationes Astronomicae CAMPANUS NOVARIENSIS an eminent Astrologer and Astronomer He found a peculiar way of erecting a Celestial Scheme by division of the prime vertical Circle which way Gazulus followed He wrote besides Theoricas Planetarum De Sphaera De Computo Another Piece de Compositione Astrolabii and a Calendar Simler mentions another Piece of his entitled Breviloquium duodecim Signorum Zodiaci which he sayes in his Time was extant apud M. Dresserum in MS. ABU-ALI-IBN SINA commonly called AVICENNA a famous Physician whose life is exactly written and prefixed to Plempius's Translation of the second Books of Avicen's Canon Medicinae and of whom an excellent account is given in Abul Pharagius his History of the Dynasties He writ De Astronomia Chronologia mentioned amongst the Manuscripts of Iacobus Golius He was born in the year of the Hegira 370. and died in the year 428. which are the years of Christ 980. and 1036. IB'N HAITEM wrote touching the motion of the Center of the Moon 's Epicycle Of the difference of the Solar and Lunar Year Of the Dimensions of the Earth Sun and Moon And De Motu Circulari As also touching the exact method of taking the Elevation of the Pole He died at Grand-Cairo about the Year of Christ 1038. HERMANNUS CONTRACTUS a Monk but of noble Extraction as being Son of Wolferad Earl of Varinge in Suaben which Surname of Contractus he gained à membrorum contractione as G. Vossius affirms wrote three Books De Compositione Astrolabii and one De Utilitate Astrolabii He wrote likewise another De Eclipsibus and translated the Works of several Arabian Astronomers into Latine ISAACIUS ARGYRUS MONACHUS wrote de Cyclis Solis Lunae and de Computo Ecclesiastico which last Petavius hath published in Greek and Latine in Uranolog His Astronomical Tractates are said to be kept in MS. in the Library at Auspurg and what other Mathematical Pieces he wrote will appear in Simler's Epitome of Gesner's Bibliotheca OLIVERIUS MALMESBURIENSIS by some called ELMERUS wrote Astrologorum Dogmata quaedam and another Book De Signis Planetarum as Balaeus testifies GULIELMUS Abbas Coenobii Hirsaugiensis in the Diocess of Spires composed Three Books Rerum Philosophicarum Astronomicarum Printed at Basile 1431. ARZACHEL HISPANUS an Arabian by extraction 190. years after Albategnius observed the greatest Declination of the Sun to be 23° 34′ Some make him a Native of Toledo being called likewise Abraham Elzara Keel Georgius Ioachimus Rheticus in the Preface to his Ephemerides makes him to be the Authour Toletanarum Tabularum and that he left 402. Observations touching the Sun 's Apogaeum Vid. Ricciol in Chronol Astron. ROBERTUS LORRAINE so called by the English by reason he was Originally a Lorrainer Profest and taught both in the Schools of France and Belgia Philosophy Rhetorick and Mathematicks for which Reason he was well esteemed by William the Conquerour and advanced to the Bishoprick of Hereford He wrote de Stellarum Motibus Tabulae Mathematicae de Lunari Computo See Balaeus ALHAZEN ARABS wrote besides seven Books of Opticks one De Crepusculis in which sayes Blancanus Aeris suprema maltitudinem acutissimè rimatur Fredericus Risner published and illustrated his Works with a Comment and Sculps and makes mention of three other Signal Arabians of the same name as Ricciolus Chronic. Astron. affirms GEBER HISPALENSIS ARABS explained Ptolemy's Almagest in nine Books first Printed at Norimberg by Petreius Anno 1533. together with Petrus Apianus his Scheme or Instrument of the Primum mobile In the beginning of which Work he treats of Spherical Triangles as far as requisite to Astronomical Calculations from whence sayes Mersennus in Synops. Mathemat Purbacchius and Regiomontanus excerpted many things in their Epitome of Ptolemy's Almagest His chief study was to amend what he found defective in Ptolemy However Copernicus stiles him Ptolemaei Calumniatorem ALKINDUS a Philosopher and Astrologer wrote much about this time a Piece entitled De Temporum mutationibus And about the Year 1235. Iacobus Alkindus wrote among other things De Radiis Stellarum yet extant in France See Labbeé's Bibliotheca RABBI ABRAHAM wrote de Sphaera sayes Blancanus from the Authority of Christmannus in Alfraganum ATHELARDUS Bathoniensis Coenobii Monachus Philosophus Astronomus Rhetor ac Poeta non vulgariter eruditus sayes Balaeus Cent. 2. leaving England out of a desire to enrich himself by the Acquisition of Forreign especially the Eastern Learning travelled into the Oriental Parts and having made a Peregrination through Egypt and Arabia and in a great measure satisfied his curious and learned Appetite he returned into his own Country and published among other Works of his a Treatise of Ezychiafarim of the seven Planets by him translated out of Arabick he wrote likewise a Book de septem Artibus Liberalibus and another de Astrolabio RICHARDUS Monachus Eboracensis wrote upon Arzahel's Tables now extant in the Publick Library at Oxford ALMAEON ALMANSORIUS in the year 1140. observed the greatest Declination of the Sun to be 23° 33′ His Aphorisms Propositions or Astrological Sentences Hervagius published in the year 1530. together with Iulius Firmicus This Almaeon Vossius conceives to be different from Almaeon King of the Arabs of whom before JOANNES HISPALENSIS first translated into Latine Alfraganus as Blancanus from Christmannus and from them both Vossius de Scient Mathem c. 35. affirm He likewise translated Alcabicius his Isagoge ad Magisterium Iudiciorum Astron. He writ likewise Epitome totius Astrologiae first Printed at Norimberg 1548. with Ioachimus Hellerus his Preface contra Astrologiae Adversarios as Simler Bibl. Gesner hath noted RODOLPHUS BRUGENSIS a Mathematician of Tholouze translated into Latine and Published Ptolemy's Planisphere which he dedicated to his Master Theodoricus Platonicus as Gesner testifies Printed together with Aratus by Valderus at Bafile
Vincula a most subtile Divine Philosopher and Mathematician wrote besides other his Works not relating to our Subject De emendatione Calendarii and De Stellarum Fixarum Canone GEORGIUS PURBACCHIUS so called from the Town of Peurbach the Place of his birth in the Confines of Bavaria and Austria was publick Professour of Mathematicks both at Ferrara and Vienna and a great Instauratour of Astronomy His first Essayes were several Tractates of Dyalling with Tables fitted for the variety of Climates a Small Piece with a Table thereto of the Sun's Altitude Astrolabial Canons as Gassendus terms them with a Table of Parallels proportioned to every Degree of the Equinoctial The making and use of Solid Spheres or Globes especially the Celestial to which he added a New Table of all the Fixed Stars with their augmentation of Longitude from Ptolemy's time to his own But his chiefest Work after his Theory of the Planets and Tables of Eclipses by which he intended to signalize his Name was the Reducing of Ptolemy's Almagest into a correct Epitome or Compendium being chiefly encouraged thereunto by Cardinal Bessarion which he lived not to complete but left the same by Testament to be fulfilled by his Scholar Iohannes Regiomontanus JOHANNES FUSOR or FUSORIUS contemporary with Purbacchius published Tables of Sines and Chords and by command of Charles VII King of France made Observations for the better composing of new Tables of the Celestial Motions as Gassendus in the Life of Purbacchius testifies extant in MS. in the Library of Nicholaus Trivisanus of Padua as Thomasinus in Bibliothec. Patavin affirms GUILELMUS BOTONER an English Knight noble by Extraction but much more ennobled by his Learning as well in History Physick as Mathematicks Published with other Works upon several Subjects a Book De Astrologiae Valore JOHANNES JOVIANUS PONTANUS a Neapolitane acquired no little honour and esteem by his Astronomical Studies and Writings He translated into Latine Ptolemy's Centiloquium and published it with an Exposition or Comment thereupon and wrote XIV Books De Rebus Coelestibus and Five others in elegant Latine Verse entitled Urania sive De Stellis and One other in Verse De Meteoris MICHAEL SCOTUS a diligent Observer of the Stars at the desire of the Emperour Frederick the Third put forth about this Time Quaestiones in Sphaeram Ioh. de Sacro Bosco as Ricciolus Chronol Astronom affirms which certainly is a great mistake for Frederick the Third came to the Empire much earlier and was deposed in the year 1323. Scotus flourishing according to Balaeus in the year 1290. about which time the Reader will find him already inserted in this Catalogue JOHANNES MULLERUS commonly called JOHANNES REGIOMONTANUS or DE MONTE REGIO from Cunisberg a Town in Franconia where he was born Disciple to Purbacchius finished the Epitome begun by his Master of Ptolemy's Almagest He published likewise Tables of Directions and Eclipses and first of all in that Age set forth Astronomical Ephemerides of many years duration Printed at Augsburg 1488. He wrote likewise De Theoricis Planetarum De Cometis and published a Treatise De Triangulis Printed at Basile in folio by Daniel Santbech and is still a Book of good accompt as containing in it divers extraordinary Cases about plain Triangles He assisted Sixtus IV. by whom he was honourably to that end invited in the emendation of the Iulian Calendar though he lived not to perfect what he had begun He dedicated his Tables of the Primum Mobile to Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary who not only rewarded him with 800. Hungarian Crowns but also made him his dayly Guest for some time at his Table justly deserving to be honoured by Posterity as the great Advancer of all Mathematical Learning especially of Astronomy as well by his own Labours as the publishing in Print at Norimberg the most eminent Authours among the Ancients in that Science particularly our Manilius Ptolemy Theon Proclus Menelaus Theodorus Firmicus Hyginus and others to the number of Thirty at least He observed the Sun's greatest Declination to be 23° 30′ He died as some write at the 33 d. or as others at the 40 th year of his Age not without the suspicion of being poysoned by the Sons of Georgius Trapezuntius the envious opposers of his merits and lies buried at Rome in the Pantheon See more of him in Gassendus who writ his Life JOHANNES BLANCHINUS was as Blancanus affirms of Ferrara but more truly as Ricciolus of Bologna and composed Astronomical Tables which he dedicated to the Emperour Frederick the Third to whom he was both well known and acceptable These Tables with new ones of his own and more correct Canons and several Additions were by Lucas Gauricus published at Venice 1526. EBERHARDUS SCHLUSINGERUS of Gasmanstorfe in Franconia Doctour of Physick at Zurick writ a Treatise of Comets and of their Significations particularly of a Comet which appeared at Zurick in the year 1472. He writ likewise an Introduction to Astrology chiefly relating to Medical Elections BESSARION by birth a Grecian Cardinal of the Roman Church and Patriarck of Constantinople a great Favourer of Astronomical Studies He left among other his various and learned Works a small Tractate whereof the Manuscript is extant in the Emperour's Library at Vienna entitled Methodus cognoscendi quot horis singulis Noctibus Luna fulgeat as the same is cited by Simler in Biblioth Gesner ABRAHAM ZAGUT or ZACUTI was first publick Professour of Astronomy at Carthage afterwards at Salamanca of whom Ricciolus affirms that he was Astronomiae consultissimus Vossius sayes he was Astrologer to Emanuel King of Portugal He wrote Fasti sive Almanach perpetuum omnium coeli Motuum Printed at Venice 1502. In the Preface of which Work he makes mention of Abenverga a Iew his Astronomical Tables but without giving any account of the Time wherein he flourished In the year 1474. he observed the Star called Spica Virginis to be in the 17° 10′ of Libra as Ricciolus from the Authority of Augustinus Riccius affirms His Almanach Perpetuum sive Ephemerides were calculated for Salamanca the Radix they began from was the year 1472. but the Places of the Planets were taken from Regiomontanus his Ephemerides his first part which whether ever Printed is uncertain beginning from that year He writ the Preface to the Bishop of Salamanca who he was doth not appear Ioannes Michael Germanus made the Problems before it Alphonsus de Corduba Hispalensis made a Canon of the Equation of Venus and discourses a little of the Errours of Zacutus In the same Book one Octavius Sfortiades Episcopus Aretinus sayes that Marcus Antonius Grimanus Patricius Venetus Iuntae Calcographiae imprimendam tradidit Novam Tabellam utpote Supplementum Aequationis Veneris in 30 Revolutionibus quam suae Celsitudini Abraham Zacutus ex Damasco destinaverat paululum antequam Diem clauderet Novissimum Gauricus being but a young Man
gave him the Island Huena commonly called Ween between Scania and Zeland in the Baltick Sound as a Place for his Retirement and Studies Where causing to be built a Stately Pallace to which he gave the Name of Uranoburgum procuring most costly and exquisite Instruments for observing and calling to his Assistance the most learned Astronomers of that Age he happily began and made his glorious Progress in the Instauration of Astronomy In which Work he is said to have expended no less than two hundred thousand Crowns And as Copernicus had corrected many things in Ptolemy so did Tycho no less in Copernicus So that from thence the Learned World began to look upon only three chief Sects of Astronomers whereof the Tychonick was the mean and middle between the Pythagorean or Copernican and the Aristolean or Ptolemaick Of his Works there are published Astronomiae Instauratae Progymnasmata in three Parts whereof the first treats of the Restitution of the Sun's Motion as also of the Moon 's and the fixed Stars chiefly of the new Star which appeared in the Constellation of Cassiopaea 1572. The second of several new Phaenomena's of the Aetherial World more particularly of the Comet which appeared in the year 1577. The third and last contains his Astronomical Epistles to divers Persons There is extant likewise a Book of his entituled Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica dedicated by him to the Emperor Rudolphus the Second describing the several stupendious and costly Instruments by him used in his Astronomical Instauration To these is to be added his Historia Coelestis being a Collection of twenty years Observations preserved in MS. by three mighty Emperors Rudolph the Second Ferdinand the Second and Ferdinand the Third and lately by Command of his Imperial Majesty Leopold made publick at Ausburg Which said Observations are ushered by a Liber Prolegomenâ—… compendiously representing the Observations made from the time of the Infancy of Astronomy unto that of it's Restauration by the Illustrous Tycho reduced into 7. Class containing the Babylonian Observations the Grecian the Alexandrian the Syro-Persian the Norimbergian the Borussian and mixt Observations from the year 1529. to the year 1582. After which begin the Tychonick Observations in twenty Books containing as many Annual Observations ending in the year 1601. which was the last of Tycho's life A correct Copy of these Observations transcribed from the Original by Erasmus Bartholinus being now likewise in the Press at Paris See more of him in his life written by the excellent Gassendus in six Books PETRUS BEAUSARDUS Doctor of Physick and Regius Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Lovain wrote of the Astronomical Ring or the Armilla THADDAEUS HAGGECIUS of Haic Disciple to Ioachimus Camerarius and Physician to the Emperour Maximilian the Second put forth a Piece entituled Dialexis touching the New Star in Cassiopaea whose several Arguments see reported and examined by Tycho Progymn Tom. 1. JOHANNES RASEH at Munichen wrote De Cometarum Significationibus about the year 1573. About the same time GEORGIUS BUSCHIUS Pictor Astronomus Erfordiensis as Ricciolus stiles him wrote of the Star which appeared in Cassiopaea And ANTONIUS SANTUTIUS Professor of Mathematicks at Pisa wrote De Cometis in which he treats of the same Star WOLFANGUS SCHULERUS Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Wittemberg wrote upon the same Subject in answer to Caspar Peucerus the Younger his Proposals touching the said New Star FRANCISCUS BORDINUS of Correggio Doctor of Arts and Physick and Publick Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Bologna published Chilias Quaestionum Responsorum Mathematicorum ad cognitionem Universi pertinentium divided into three Parts the first treating of Geometry the second of Geography and the last in a more ample manner of Astronomy Printed at Bologna JACOBUS SCHOL of Strasbourg Doctor of Physick set forth a Book wherein he reduces Theses aliquot rei Medicae simplicioris Integritati Astronomicae He published likewise a Book De brevi applicatione Astrologiae ad Medicinam with Canons of their conveniency and agreement Extant in the King's Library at St. Iames's JOHANNES FRANCISCUS OFFUSIUS wrote De Divina Astrorum Facultate in Larvatam Astrologiam Printed at Paris in the year 1574. HERMANNUS WITTEKINDUS Professor of Mathematicks at Heidelberg published a small Tractate De Sphera Mundi Temporis Ratione apud Christianos Printed at Newstadt in the year 1590. He put forth also a Piece entituled Conformatio Horologiorum in superficiebus planis utcunque sitis with a Horological Quadrant Printed at Heidelberg ADAMUS à BODENSTEIN Son of Andreas Doctor of Physick at Basil writ De Herbis duodecim Zodiaci signis dicatis as Simler affirms in Bibl. Gesner LUDOVICUS LAVATERUS of Zurich besides his Book De Spectris Lemuribus magnis atque insolitis fragoribus variisque Praesagitionibus quae plerunque Hominum magnas clades mutationésque Imperiorum praecedunt wrote a large Catalogue of Comets published at Zurich by Gesner ANDREAS ROSA SINGFURDENSIS MEDICUS in his Prognostick published 1574. made some Observations upon the Star in Cassiopaea JOSIAS SIMLERUS Author of the Epitome of Gesner's Bibliotheca put forth two Books De Principiis Astronomiae FRANCISCUS JUNCTINUS a Florentine Doctor in Theology Professor of Philosophy and Astronomy put forth Speculum Astrologicum Tabulis Astronomicis multiplici eruditione refertum according to the Judgement of Ricciolus and wrote accurate Commentaries in Sphaeram Sacrobosci as Vossius calls them He left likewise two Treatises Ad judicandum De Revolutionibus Astrorum and a large Commentary upon Ptolemy's Quadripartite with a Catalogue of the most famous Persons of his Time and some Ages before him Printed together in folio GODESCALCUS EBERBACHIUS wrote of the Eclipse of the Moon which happened in December 1573. with a brief Prognostick thereupon according to the Doctrine of Ptolemy He published likewise the Reason of another Eclipse of the Moon which happened in the year 1576. demonstrated Geometrically and Printed at Erford as Draudius affirms SIXTUS SENENSIS of the Order of Preaching Fryars put forth by way of Comment upon the Scripture one Book of Geographical another of Astronomical Questions EGNATIUS DANTE 's of Perugio a Dominican and publick Professor of Mathematicks in the University of Bologna wrote of the use of the Astrolabe and the making of Astronomical Instruments and reduced Astronomy with other Mathematical Sciences into a Compendium He erected a Gnomon in the Church of St. Petronio at Bologna for observing the Sun's Declination and Equinoctial Armillae in the Church-wall of St. Maria Novella at Florence for the observation of the Equinox He first published the Optick Fragments of Heliodorus Larissaeus in Italian in which there is something Astronomical of which another Edition hath been published in Greek and Latine at Paris in 1657. by Erasmus Bartholinus in 4 o. and lately at Cambridge another in
and made other such kind of Observations The said Instrúment being still preserved in the City Tengfang where likewise is yet standing a Tower on which he used to make his Observations called Quensing Tai or the Starry Specula as Martinius in his Atlas attests By which several Instances it may appear that the Chineses of all the Asiaticks have seemingly the most Reason to claim Precedence and Priority in Point of Antiquity as to the Study of Astronomy and Celestial Observations even before the Egyptians and Chaldeans themselves If any Credit may be given to the Histories and Chronologies of that Nation GERYON a famous Trojan Augur Companion to Brutus or Britus at his first Entrance into this Island as Pitsaeus from the Authority of Ponticus Virunnius affirms wrote among other things De Astronmia PERDIX a Britain surnamed PRAESAGUS by Pitsaeus stiled Mathematicus Insignis atque Observatione Stellarum ac Coelestium Corporum supra quam dici potest Curiosus Of his Writings I find no other mention than of one Book of Predictions HESIODUS ASCRAEUS a Poet supposed contemporary with Homer by Ioseph Scaliger stiled the most Ancient Astrologer and Theologue of the Greeks A Specimen of his Astrology yet remaining in his Poem entituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his Theology in that entituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 merits a Place in this Catalogue and therefore being omitted by the oversight of the Transcriber in his due Place we have inserted him in this Supplement DEMOCRITUS besides what we have already mentioned is said to have written the several Works following relative to our present Subject although no Remains of them be now left as his Magnus Diacosmus and Parvus Diacosmus in which he not only treated of the Fabrick of this Visible World but of other Worlds which he held to be innumerable De Sideribus Vagis seu Planetis which he asserted to be more than the Seaven commonly observed and taken notice of which Assertion of his Modern Experience hath since confirmed Phanae Causae i. e. De Sole vel Apparentiis wherein he took Cognizance of the Solar Maculae or Spots as Magnenus in his life affirms for Phana or Phanes is the same with the Sun so called quòd maximè appareat of which Macrobius Certamen Câ—…epsydrae which Magneâ—… stiles a most subtle Piece because he thereby examined the Motion of the Heaâ—…ns and made as it were a commensuration or Comparison of Motion and Time 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sive Poli Descriptio qua voce nihil aliud intelligitur sayes Salmasius Exercit. Plin. p. 740 quam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Descriptio for these Ancient Sorts of â—…ials if we may relie upon Salmasius his Authority were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à rotunda Poli Forma cujus Medio Gnomon infigebatur ORONIUS a Britain surnamed MODESTUS is by Pitsaeus from the Authority of Ponticus Virunnius about this time affirmed to have flourished of whom he thus writes Dicunt eum in Astronomia in Poesi Plenidium superasse Plenidius was a learned British Philosopher of the same time He writ both in Greek and Latin several Works among them divers Poems not now extant PROTAGORAS ASTROLOGUS not the same with Protagorâ—… the Philosopher of Adbera is celebrated by Euphorion Chaleidensis who was Keeper of the famous Library of Antiochus Magnus King of Syria and a great Historian and Poet in an Epicedium which he wrote upon his Death mentioned by Diogenes Laertius in the Life of Protagoras Abderit HYPSICLES of Alexandria in Egypt Disciple to the great Isidorus flourished in the Reign of Ptolemaeus Physion He writ De Dodecaedri Icosaedri in eadem Sphaera Descriptorum comparatione atque inter se Proportione as likewise a Treatise entituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sive de Ascensionibus or as some MS. entitle it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this last published in Greek and Latin by Iacobus Mentelius Printed at Paris by Cramoisy together with Heliodorus Larissaeus his Opticks 1657. in 4 o. ATHELSTAN King of England was learned in Astronomy and among other Writings of which he was Author wrote one Book De Rebus Astrologicis as Pitsaeus testifies MICHAEL PSELLUS of Constantinople is by some conceived to be Author of those Astronomical Pieces ascribed to Enthymius of whom before among the Authors of uncertain Times who perhaps is the same with Euthymius Zygabenus Monachus who was in a manner Contemporary with Psellus viz. Synopsis Astronomiae De Sphaera Quod Rotunda sit Terra AVERROES besides what he wrote upon Ptolemy's Almagest already mentioned writ likewise Astrologica translated into Hebrew by R. Iacob Ben Samson extant in the French King's Library See Labbée Bibliothec. MS. NICHOLAS TREVET already mentioned in the Catalogue at this year wrote besides what is there exprest Canones de Conjunctionibus Oppositionibus Eclipsibus Solis Lunae as they are cited by Pitsaeus GEORGIUS MEDICUS CHRYSOCOCCA is by us already mentioned in the year 1240. But Scaliger l. 1. Epist. 80. places him in the year 1346. at which time he published his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at Tibena Chasariae quae Regio erat in finibus Imperii Trapezuntici in the longitude of 72° according to the said Scaliger whose Authority we willingly submit to ROGERUS SWINSETTUS or rather Swineshead vulgarly but erroneously Suisset surnamed for his Eminent Skill in Algebra Calculator Fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford afterwards Monk of the Cistertian Order a most subtle Mathematician of whom the great Master of Subtlety Iul. Caesar Scaliger Exercitat 324. thus wrtes pene Modum excessit Ingenii humani And Exercitat 340. gives this further Elogy of him Dignus profectò quem neque Senium Senem faceret neque Naturae Lex vitâ privaret nisi meliorem Vitam apparasset He wrote two Books De Coelo Mundo one Book entituled Descriptiones Motuum Coel. stium said to be extant in MS. in the Library of Caius and Gonvile Colledge in Cambridge He put forth likewise Ephemerides and Calculationes Astronomieae this last said to have been Printed by Iohannes de Cypro at Padua Vide Pitsaeum GUALTERUS BRITHUS or BRITTE an English-man Fellow of Merton Colledge Oxon of whom Leland sayes Celebre sibi Nomen acquisivit maximè quod Astrorum Motus Corporum Coelestium Naturas Proprietates Affectiones curiâ—…sissima Sedulitate scrutatus fuerit He writ Theoremata Planetarum de Rebus Mathematicis c. Vide Pitsaeum JOANNES DE SACRO FONTE Anglicè HOLYBROOK an English man born in Surrey reduced Alphonsus his Astronomical Tables into a clear and easie Method and published Tabulae Novae Mediorum Motuum Aequationis Dierum according to the Testimony of Leland very accurately computed He put forth likewise Canones Astronomici said by Pitsaeus to be extant in the Publick Library at Oxford ALBERTUS DE
his Brother Marcus seigned himself to be a Fool and thereby gain'd the Surname of Bâ—…utus notorious for expelling the Regal Power and the whole Family of the Tarquins out of Rome and introducing the Government of Consuls of which he was the first and for a time the sole notwithstanding his Colleague Collatinus to which Virgil alludes Consulis Imperium hic primus saevasque secures Accipiet He was honoured by the Romans with a Brazen Statue plac'd in the Capitol among those of their Kings with his sword drawn as Plutarch in his life being sâ—…ain by Aruns Son of Tarquinius as he by Brutus singly encountring one another for whom the Roman Ladies and Matrons kept a solemn mourning during the space of one whole year as for their Publique Father and Avenger of the violated Chastity of their Sex See Livy l. 2. Brutus her Infranchiser d The Papyrii Father and Son were signaliz'd by their Triumphs over the Samuites Lucanians Tarentines and Brutians who all joyn'd with Pyrrhus against the Romans The Father was twice Dictator five times Consul and thrice triumph'd over the Samnites whom Livy doubts not to compare with Alexander the Great and reckons him the fittest General to have opposed him had he after the Conquest of Asia turn'd his Arms upon the Romans Of which Livy l. 9. c. 16. But the Papyrius here meant is the Son who with Sp. Carvilius triumph'd over the Samnites Lucanians Tarentines and Brutians having compell'd Milo the Prefect of King Pyrrbus to deliver up Tarentum which he dismantled and spoyled of all its strength by Sea and Land by which Victory he put an end to the most desperate War which till then the Roman People had ever been engag'd in The Memory of this Victory and Triumph is preserv'd in some silver Coins On one side of which is the armed head of Rome with the Rostrum or Beak of a Ship thereby signifying the increase of Naval Power to the Romans by the Conquest of Tarentum On the Reverse the Figure of Victory in a Chariot drawn by four Horses implying the Advantage and Superiority which 〈◊〉 Victory gave them by Land The Inscription this L. PAPYRI L. F. SP. N. CURSOR See Vinand Pighii Annal. Rom. Tom. 1. p. 447. Papyrius who reveng'd the Pyrrhick War Stayd e Manius Curius Dentatus so call'd for that he was born with teeth by Valerius Maximus stil'd the most exact Rule of Roman Frugality and perfect Pattern of Fortitude famous for his exemplary Abstinence and his refusal of a vast sum of Gold presented him by the Embassadours of the Samnites saying he held it more honourable to command over those that were rich than to be rich himself nor less ennobled by his many Victories and Triumphs over the Samnites Sabins Brutians Appulians Lucanians and the defeat and expulsion of King Pyrrbus out of Italy making good the Character he gave of himself that he was neither to be corrupted by money nor vanquish'd by Arms. See more of him in Cicero in Cato M. Valerius Maximus l. 4. c. 3. Aurel. Vict. de Vir. Illustr c. 35. Curius and f C. Fabricius Luscinus of whom Valerius Maximus says that in Honour and Authority he was greater than any Roman Citizen of his time but in estate as mean as the poorest who yet when sollicited by Pyrrhus with the offer of the fourth part of his Kingdom to become his Friend refused with scorn so great a Bribe No less exemplary for his Justice for when Pyrrhus his Physician offer'd him in hopes of reward to poyson his Prince Fabricius was so far from accepting the Offer that he discovered the treachery to Pyrrhus and sent back the Traytour bound to receive the just recompence of his villany whereupon Pyrrhus is said to break out into this expression That it was harder to draw Fabricius from Honesty than the Sun from his Course See besides Seneca Epist. 120. Valerius Maximus l. 4. c. 3. Aurel. Victor de Vir. Illustr c. 39. and Eutropius in Brev. Histor. Râ—…m To which I shall only add what I find mentioned by Seguinus in select Numismat touching an antient silver Meddaile having on one side the head of Iuno with this title MONETA on the Reverse the several instruments of Coyning with this Inscription SALUTARIS which Coyn the said Seguinus conceives was stamp'd in honour and as a Memorial of this great General The occasion this When the Romans as Suidas in voce 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reports were in the War against Pyrrhus impoverished they were by Iuno whom they consulted by sacrifice told That if they wag'd War with the Arms of Justice they should not want mony which Admonition Fabricius observing gained to himself the honour of Equity and Justice as well as Valour and Conduct and by those means obtain'd a glorious Victory which brought with it a vast Treasure to the Roman People and so rendred MONETAM taken in which sence you will SALUTAREM to the Commonwealth Fabricius a stern Pair g Marcus Claudius Marcellus of whom thus briefly the Triumphal Tables M. CLAUDIUS M. F. M. N. MARCELLUS ANNO. P. R. C. D XXXI COS. DE. GALLIS INSUBRIBUS ET GERMANIS K. MART. ISQUE OPIMA SPOLIA RETULIT DUCE HOSTIUM VIRDOMARO AD. CLASTIDIUM INTERFECTO M. CLAUDIUS M. F. M. N. MARCELLUS CONSUL IN THE D XXXI YEAR AFTER THE BUILDING OF ROME TRIUMPH'D OVER THE GALLI INSUBRES AND GERMANS IN THE KALENDS OF MARCH AND BARE RICH SPOILES FROM VIRDOMARUS GENERAL OF THE GAULS WHOM HE SLEW AT CLASTIDIUM To this Ausonius alludes in Monosyllab Tertia â—…pima dedit spoliatus Aremoricus Lars Lars being there no proper Name but Title signifying as much as Prince See Scaliger in Propert. p. 237. Aurelius Victor de 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 adds that he first taught the Roman Souldiers how to make a Retreat without turning their Backs and at Nola made it appear that Hannibal was vincible he took the City of Syracuse after a 3 years siege and when denied by the Senate through the calumny of his Enemies a Triumph at Rome he of his own accord and at his own expence triumph'd at Mount Albâ—…nus being the fifth time Consul he was slam over-reach'd by the treachery rather than valour of Hannibal See more of him in Virgil lib Aeâ—…neid 6. Propertius l. 4. Eleg. 11. Livy l. 27. c. 16 and Plutarch in his life call'd by Hannibal the sword of Rome Marcellus who the third h These the Romans call'd â—…pima 〈◊〉 quasi optima ampla magnifica vel honorifica in which sence by Plutarch in vita Marâ—… call'd TIMIA according to whom the conditions requisite to those spoils were First that they were to be taken by the General of one Army from that of another Secondly that they were to be taken in Battle Thirdly in Prima Aciâ—… in the first Part oâ—… Front of the Battle to which Livy adds a fourth That they were to be born or carried to Iupiter Feretrius by the Victor General whence
Egyptians chiefly addicted to Mathematical Studies ATLAS King of Mauritania inventor of the Sphere and therefore by the Poets feigned to have supported Heaven PROMETHEUS Brother to Atlas instructed the Assyrians in Astronomy making his Observations on Mount Caucasus with that assiduous care and sollicitous study as gave occasion to the Fable of his being tortured by a Vultur feeding on his Liver HERMES called likewise THEUT or THOTH and MERCURIUS TRISMEGISTUS a great Propagator of Astronomy among the Egyptians Something bearing his name was printed at Norimberg 1532. His Books called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 did treat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as we find in Eusebius and Iamblicus out of Chaeremon speaks of other his Writings upon the same subject ENDYMION a curious Observer of the Moon 's motion which on Mount Latmus he used to contemplate and for that cause was fabled to have been her Paramour BELLEROPHON Son of Glaucus Prince of Corinth who is fabled to have backed Pegasus the winged Horse and soared up to Heaven is by Lucian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reputed a great Astronomer for thus he writes of him I believe not at all says he the Story of his winged Horse But this I conceive of him that he being much addicted to Astronomical Contemplations and conversant in the Observation of the Stars 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was carried up to Heaven not by a Horse but by his Mind CEPHEUS King of Ethiopia a Royal Promoter and Advancer of Astronomical Studies of whom we have already made mention in our Notes upon the Constellations HERCULES called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Musarum ductor to distinguish him from the other Hercules was so well learned in the Doctrine of the Sphere that he is therefore feigned to have eased Atlas of his burthen whence Ovid Hercule supposito Sydera fulsit Atlas ATREUS Brother to Thyestes King of the Argives was according to the testimomy of Lucian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an excellent Astronomer For when the Argives by publick consent had decreed That the Kingdom should be given to him of the two who should manifest himself the most learned in the knowledge of the Heavens Thyestes is thereupon said to have made known to them the Constellation in the Zodiack called Aries But Atreus discovered to them the course of the Sun with his various rising and setting demonstrating his Motion to be contrary to that of the Heavens Whereupon they elected him to be their King PALAMEDES found out many Observables concerning the Stars their Measures Distances and Motions as we find exprest in Sophocles SOLOMON King of Israel besides his other divinely infused knowledge was excellently skilled in the course of the Heavens and order of the Stars as it is said of him Wisdom chap. 7. v. 19. NUMA POMPILIUS second King of the Romans first Authour of the Roman year which he so disposed to the end the Lunar might agree with the Solar year that every four years there was an Intercalation of 45 Days which he divided and adjusted after this manner adding to the first 2 years 22 Days and inserting in the latter 2 years 23 Days Vid. G. Voss. de Scient Math. NECEPSO though but a petty Prince of some part of the lower Egypt was one of the greatest Instauratours of Astronomy in that Nation and brought into practice and publick use whatever Thoth or the first Mercury had invented or Siphoas Son of Vulcan the second Mercury had deposited in writing in the private Archives of their Temples In which Writings of Mercury were contained besides Hieroglyphicks and other sacred Ceremonies Cosmography Geography the course of the Sun and Moon and of the other five Planets as Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 6. testifies PETOSYRIS an Egyptian Priest and Philosopher wrote according to the testimony of Suidas of Astrology collected out of the Sacred Books of the Egyptians which he dedicated to Necepso one of the Egyptian Kings immediately before mentioned yet extant as Simler in Biblioth Gesneriana affirms in Biblioth Carpensi Sancti Angeli PHOCUS SAMIUS wrote de Astrologia Nautica as Diog. Laertius testifies This Phocus is conceived to be the same to whom Solon inscribed a Poem as Plutarch writes THALES the Milesian one of the Greek Sages first Introducer of Astronomy among the Greeks He first observed the apparent Diameter of the Sun to be the 7â—…0 th part of the Orb in which he moves first found out or at least denominated the Constellation of the Lesser Bear and first foretold Eclipses particularly that memorable one happening in the time of the Battle between Halyaties King of Lydia and Astyages King of Media recorded by Herodotus He first divided the Celestial Sphere into five Zones and composed two Treatises the one of the Trepicks the other of the Aequinoctials therein asserting the obliquity of the Zodiack and distinguishing the Seasons of the year and measured the height of the Egyptian Pyramids by their shadows OENOPIDES the Chian is highly commended by Plato Proclus and Theon Smyrnaeus for his eminent Knowledge in Astronomy Eudemus asserting him to have first found out the Obliquity of the Zodiack Aelian in his Various Histories lib. 10. c. 7. reports that he set up a Brass-Table at the Olympicks having written thereon the Astronomy of LIX years within which Term or space he comprized the Great Year or the Annus magnus vertens ANAXIMANDER Country man Companion Kinsman and Disciple to Thales first asserted the Moon to receive light from the Sun yet withall affirming that she hath a light of her own but very thin He first erected a Gnomon at Sparta to discover by the shadow of the Sun the times of the Solstices and Equinoxes The invention of the Zodiack's Obliquity is likewise attributed to him HYSTASPES Son of Arsames or Arsaâ—…es King of Persia and Father of Darius of whom thus Ammianus Marcellinus l. 24. Hystaspes was a most Wise Person who boldly penetrating into the Inner Parts of upper India came to a woody Desert whose calm Silence was possest by those high 〈◊〉 the Brach 〈◊〉 Of these he learnt the Discordant Concord of the Motions of the Stâ—…rs and â—…f Heaven and of pure Rites of Sacrifice which returning into Persia he contributed as 〈◊〉 Addition and complement to Magick CLEOSTRATUS the Tenedian is said first to have studied the Parts or Division of the Zodiack and noted the Commencement of the Sign Aries and Sagittary He invented a Luni-Solar Cycle consisting of eight Solar years thence called Octaëteris in lieu of the Tetraëteris which the Greeks before used touching which see Ricciolus Almagest l. 4. c. 19. ANAXIMENES of Miletus Friend Disciple and Successour to Anaximander first demonstrated the Eclipse of the Moon to be by the Earth's Interposition between Her and the Sun and maintained the Stars to move not only above but about the Earth HARPALUS corrected the Octaëteris of Cleostratus
of Ephorus according to Gesner writ certain Pieces called Astronomica And his Apotelesmata as Labbeé reports are in the French King's Library CALIPPUS CYZICENUS an eminent Philosopher of whose Systeme of the Celestial Sphere Aristotle makes mention in his Metaphysicks He was Authour of a Luni-Solar Cycle of LXXVI years consisting of four Metonick Cycles reformed ARISTOTLE besides his other learned Works in Philosophy hath left several testimonies of his study in Astronomy particularly in his Book De Coelo He left likewise a Book entitled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Diog. Laertius testifies in his life There is likewise a Treatise under his Name De Astrologia Navali extant in MS. in Bibliothec Sancti Ioannis in Viridario Patav. as Thomasinus in Bibliothec. Patavin attests THEOPHRASTUS of Evessus in Lesbos a great Philosopher Disciple and Successour to Aristotle in the Lycaeum wrote six Books of Astrological History and particularly of Democritus's Astrology EUDEMUS of Rhodes one of Aristotle's Disciples in emulation of Theophrastus wrote likewise some Astrological Histories in which he described the Lives and Inventions of divers Astrologers and Astronomers together with the Original and Progress of Astronomy as Clemens Alexandrinus and Laertius affirm and from them Ionsius lib. 1. cap. 15. De Script Histor. Philosoph ARISTYLLUS was Contemporary with Calippus and together with Timochares observed the Declinations of the Fixed Stars mentioned by Ptolemy in Magn. Construct as also in the Greek Prolegomena to Aratus where we find several others of the name famous for Astronomy AUTOLYCHUS PRYTANAEUS Tutour to Arcesilaus left two Books yet extant the one De Sphaera Mobili the other Of the Rising and Setting of the Fixed Stars some parts whereof are translated by G. Valla. The former published by Mersennus according to the Translation of Maurolycus and the Propositions illustrated in Synops. Mathemat TIMOCHARES the Astronomer as may be collected out of Ptolemy's Almagest lib. 7. c. 2 3. observed the Fixed Stars and particularly one of the eight Stars in the Constellation of Lyra mentioned by Theon upon Aratus MANETHO an Egyptian Priest at Heliopolis and Notarius Sacrorum Penetralium per Aegyptum writ Physiologica Apotelesmatica in Verse and other Astronomical Pieces as Suidas attests and may be proved from this Verse of 〈◊〉 Arati numeros picta Manethonis Astra His Apotelesmaticks are reported to be yet extant in the Florentine Library by Simler in Biblioth Gesner ERACUS ASTRONOMUS is said to have written something in Astronomy about the time of Ptolemaeus Philadelphus as Gesner testifies ARISTARCHUS SAMIUS following the Opinion of Pythagoras and Philolaus maintained the Earth to move about the Sun He wrote a particular Treatise of the Distances and Magnitudes of the Sun and Moon yet extant translated and commented upon by Commandinus with some Explications of Pappus Alexandrinus and animadverted by Mr. Forster in his Miscellanies There is another Piece which goes under his Name of the Mundane Systeme its parts and motions published in Latine by Robervalle and Mersennus in his Mathematical Synopsis But the same by Menagius in Diog. Laert. and Descartes in his Epistles is censured as a supposititious Piece of Robervalle's and not the genuine Work of Aristarchus ARATUS SOLENSIS at the Command of Antigonus Gonatas turned into a Greek Poem the Phaenomena of Eudoxus translated into Latine Verse by Cicero Germanicus Caesar and Avienus and commented upon by the several Commentatours hereafter mentioned as they are cited at the end of the Prolegomena in the Edition of Iunta in folio AGESIANAX ALEXANDER AETOLUS by Strabo likewise reckoned inter Homeri Interpretes ALEXANDER EPHESIUS of whom hereafter more particularly ANTIGONUS GRAMMATICUS APOLLONIUS GRAMMATICUS APOLLONIUS GEOMETRA ARISTARCUS GRAMMATICUS ARISTARCHUS SAMIUS ARISTOPHANES ARISTYLLUS GEOMETRA Major ARISTYLLUS GEOMETRA Minor ATTALUS RHODIUS BOETHUS CALLIMACHUS CYRENAEUS CALLISTRATUS TENEDIUS CRATES DIDYMUS GNIDIUS DIDYMUS PONEROS five Laboriosus DIODOTUS perhaps the same with him mentioned by Alexander Aphrodisaeus in the first Book of his Commentaries in Meteor Aristot. by whom he is stiled a most learned Astrologer EVAENETUS HELIODORUS STOICUS HERMIPPUS NUMENIUS GRAMMATICUS PARMENIDES PARMENISCUS GRAMMATICUS mentioned by Hyginus and Pliny PYRRHUS MAGNESIUS SMINTHES THALES TIMOTHEUS ZENO There are some few others who have likewise commented upon Aratus the Mention of whom the Reader will find elsewhere in this Catalogue ERATOSTHENES a Native of Cyrene succeeded DEMETRIUS PHALEREUS in the charge of the Alexandrian Library He wrote 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being a Comment on the several Asterisms of Aratus lately printed perhaps the same with that Piece which is cited under the Title of Astronomica by Suidas Plutarch de Placit Philosoph Hipparchus Ptolemy and Proclus in Timaeum Of the Zones and of the measure of the Terrestrial Globe He caused likewise several Armillae and other Mathematical Instruments to be placed in a publick Portico at Alexandria for observation of the Celestial Motions He was a most skilful Geometer and writ a Treatise de Medietatibus mentioned by Pappus in his Mathematical Collections not now extant BEROSUS the Chalaean of whom Iosephus l. 1. Antiqu. Iudaic. c. 8. in l. 1. contra Appian writes that he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Most celebrious among those conversant in the study of Astronomy and the Philosophy of the Chaldeans of which he published Books among the Grecians He flourished in the time of Antiochus Soter and hath left it recorded that among the Chaldeans he observed Astronomical Ephemerides of 480. years inscribed on baked Bricks or Tyles He is said likewise to have invented divers kinds of Sun-Dyals and for the certainty of his Predictions to have been rewarded by the Athenians with a Statue having a golden Tongue in its mouth APOLLONIUS MYNDIUS by Seneca Natur. Quaest. lib. 7. stiled peritissimus inspiciendorum naturalium travelled into Chaldea to be instructed in Astronomy and wrote particularly De Cometis EPIGENES BYZANTINUS Contemporary and Partner in Study and Travels with Apollonius by Pliny lib. 7. c. 56. joyned with Berosus and Critodemus and reputed to have been an Authour of equal credit with the best hath left it recorded that among the Babylonians there were found Ephemerides containing the Observation of the Stars for the space of 780. years inscribed in Brick and Tiles He wrote likewise as Seneca affirms Of Comets ARCHIMEDES of Syracuse famous besides his other Mathematical Works for his admirable artificial Sphere of Glass wherein the Motions of the Sun Moon and the other Planets were represented to the astonishment of the Beholders celebrated by Claudian in a particular Epigram In his Book entituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sen Arenarius he examines divers Astronomical Hypotheses as to the Distances of the fixed Stars of the Diameters of the Earth Sun Moon and other Planets according to the opinions of Aristarchus Samius Eudoxus and others of the Ancient Astronomers being
which he took his name After some time of study at Oxford he became a Doctour of the University of Paris and compiled out of Ptolemy Albategnius Alfraganus and others of the Ancients his Four Books De Sphaera commented upon by Vinetus Iunctinus Clavius Barocius and divers others And though Barocius hath detected and published no less than 84. Errours in that Work of Sacroboscus yet it still keeps up its credit in the Schools as a Classick Piece ALPHONSUS x. King of Castile and Leon having sent for the most learned among the Moors Arabs and Iews began the Instauration of Astronomical Tables which in the Year 1252. he first published having in Books Instruments and other Necessaries relating to that Work expended no less than four hundred thousand Crowns These Tables from his Name called Alphonsine being defective grounded partly upon Cabalistick Figments he afterwards viz. Anno 1256. Published more correct He observed in the Year 1250. the first Star of Aries to have been distant from the Equinoctial Point 23° 40′ as Blancanus reports Ricciolus affirms that Egnatius Dante 's in the fourth Part of his Astrolabe reports that he saw a Book of all the Alphonsine Instruments translated out of Arabick into Spanish and thence into Latine PROFATIUS a Iew about this time applyed his study to the Observation of the Stars He writ Tables of the Motion of the Eighth Sphere as Balaeus affirms and found the Sun 's greatest Declination to be 23° 32′ His Almanack Perpetuum is now extant in several of our Libraries JOHANNES PECKHAM a Franciscan Fryer and Archbishop of Canterbury wrote among other learned Works of his De Sphaera and Theoricam Planetarum VITELLIO THURINGO-POLONUS an excellent Mathematician wrote Ten Books 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. of the nature reason and projection of Visual rayes c. commonly called Perspective Printed first at Norimberg by Petreius Anno 1535. and afterwards reprinted and adorned with Figures by Frederick Risner at Basile 1572. a Work subservient to Astronomy ODINTON a Benedictine Monk in the Abbey of Evesham and an English man Scholar to Profatius the Iew and of Iewish Extraction endeavoured to vindicate his Name from Oblivion by his Book De Motibus Planetarum and De Mutatione Aeris as Balaeus affirms COGIA NASIR EDDIN TUSAEUS wrote Astronomical Tables which he dedicated to Ile-Chan Prince of the Tartars and a Treatise of the Astrolabe in twenty Chapters as I find mentioned in the Catalogue of Golius's Manuscripts He died in the year of the Hegira 675. of Christ 1276. KOTBODDINUS SHIRAZITA wrote a Book entitled Donum Regium seu Universae Astronomiae Syntagma He was contemporary with Nasir Eddin Tusaeus THEBIT BEN CHORA i. e. the Son of Chora by Profession a Iew and according to â—…eland born in England though others make him a Native of Spain first introduced the motion of Trepidation in the Eighth Sphere by some called Motus Accessus Recessus from North to South and observed the Sun's greatest Declination to be 23° 33′ He wrote likewise De significationibus Planetarum De Capite Cauda Draconis Demonstrationes in Almagestum and Additiones in Sphaerica Menelai as they are particularized by Balaeus There are mentioned likewise other Treatises of his Writing as Practica Planetarum Ganones Astronomici and De Prognosticatione Temporum said to be extant in his Majesties Library at St. Iames's GUIDO BONATUS FORO-JULIENSIS wrote Theoricae Planetarum Published at Venice 1506. He wrote likewise De Astrologia Iudiciaria HENRICUS BATEN of Mechlin Dr. in Theology Chancellour of the University of Paris and Chaunter and Canon of Liege Published a Book De Erroribus Tabularum Alphonsinarum as Ricciolus affirms in Catal. Astronom MICHAEL SCOTUS surnamed Mathematicus for his eminent skill in that kind of Learning by Balaeus stiled Eximius Physicorum Motuum Cursúsque Siderei Indagator Published a Comment super Authorem Sphaerae Four Books De Constitutione Mundi Two Books De Coelo Mundo Imagines Astronomicae And Dogmata Astrologorum De Signis Planetarum l. 1. De Natura Solis Lunae l. 1. Printed at Venice 1546. He wrote likewise other Opera Astrologica of which the MS. is extant in the Bodleian Library GULIELMUS DE SANCTO GODIALDO gained about this time the honour and repute of an able Astronomer that is as G. Vossius notes twenty years and more after the Publication of the Alphonsine Tables PETRUS DACIUS or DE DACIA as G. Vossius from the Authority of Trithemius calls him Published Astronomical Tables extant in MS. in the Library of Benet-Colledge in Cambridge He wrote likewise De Calculo sive Computo and set forth a Calendar ISAAC ISRAELITA wrote a Book entitled Iessod Holam i. e. De Fundamento Mundi in which he often takes occasion to treat of the Motion of the Eighth Sphere PETRUS DE APONO called likewise CONCILIATOR Ob Librum quo Veterum Medicorum Scripta conciliat sayes G. Vossius de Scient Mathemat wrote De Astrolabio Plano Published at Venice 1502. NICHOLAUS TRIVET a Dominican Frier Son of Sir Thomas Trivet Knight one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Law in Edward the Third's time among other learned Works wrote De Astronomia JOHANNES BACONTHORP a Carmelâ—…e Fryer in the Monastery of Blackney in Norfolk reputed one of the most learned of his time stiled Doctor Resolutus wrote four Books De Coelo Mundo One De Sphaera Iudiciali and another De Astrorum Scientiis NICHOLAUS OCKHAM a Franciscan Fryer in Coenobia Oxoniensi Praelector Publicus sayes Balaeus wrote De Latitudine Oppositionum and another Book entitled Astrologi Iudicium ISMAEL ABULFEDA Sultan of Syria Assyria and Persia an illustrious Cosmographer and Geographer whose Tables the learned Mr. Graves published in the year 1650. in Arabick and Latine CICHUS ASCULANUS Dr. of Physick Philosopher and Publick Professour of Astronomy at Bologna was accused for a Necromancer and burnt at Florence being LXX years of age Anno 1328. RICHARDUS WALLINGFORD so called from the Town of Wallingford where he was born Son of a Blacksmith after some time of Study in Oxford betook himself to a Monastick life in the Abby of St. Alban whereof he had the Honour to be Abbot He was excellently well skilled in Arithmetick Astronomy and Geometry He caused to be made a famous Clock or Horologe for the use of the Monastery being according to the Words of Leland a miraculous Fabrick sive quis Cursum Solis seu Lunae seu fixa Sidera notet sive iterum Maris Incrementa Decrementa seu Lineas unà cum figuris ac Demonstrationibus ad infinitum penè variis consideret For the better Explanation of which Curious Piece and the orderly regulating thereof he published Canons or Rules in a particular Treatise which he entitled Albion Alluding something to the Name
1580 GEORGIUS COLLIMITIUS TANNESLETTERUS was Scholar to Andreas Stiborius as Gesner affirms He writ De Applicatione Astrologiae ad Medicinam De Natura Proprietatibus Planetarum out of Haly Firmicus and Alchabitius and some other Tracts upon those Arguments Printed at Basil 1524. MOHAMMED IBNO'L ATTAR published Astronomical Tables of the Motions of the Planets calculated for the Longitude of Damascus written in the year of the Hegira 930. and of Christ 1523. and preserved in Manuscript in the Publick Library at Oxford ALBERTUS BRUDZEVIUS Professour of Mathematicks in the University of Cracovia was the first Master and Instructour of Copernicus in Astronomy as we find it mentioned by Gassendus in the life of Copernicus PETRUS APPIANUS of Leipsick called in the Germane Tongue Binewilt Professour of Mathematicks at Ingolstadt in intimate favour with the Emperour Charles the Fifth who not only invited him to his Court but also honoured him with Knighthood wrote a Book of Cosmography revised and augmented by Gemma Frisius together with Observations of several Eclipses He put forth likewise an Instrument or Table of the Primum Mobile with 100 Problems thereupon and another Piece entituled Opus Caesareum in which to use Ricciolus's Expression Rotulis Automatis ingeniosissimis docet expedire omnia ferè Problemata Astronomica Of his several other Works not proper to this place see Vossius De Scient Mathemat FRANCISCUS SARZOSUS of Xelsa in Arragon wrote two Books in Aequatorâ—…m Planetarum Alphonsinae Hypothesi superstructum as Ricciol affirms Chron. Astronom Part. 2. JOHANNES VOGELLINUS was Disciple to Ioh. Regiomontanus and made Observations on the Comets appearing in the years 1527. and 1532. PETRUS CIRVELLUS besides his Cursus Mathem Artium Published a Treatise De Correctione Calendarii Printed Compl. 1528. HENRICUS BAERSIUS alias VEKENSTYL a Mathematician and Printer to the University of Lovaine put forth but not under his own Name Tabulae perpetuae Longitudinum Latitudinum Planetarum calculated for the Meridian of Lovaine And under his own name he likewise set forth a Book De Compositione Usu Decretorii Planetarum and another De Compositione Usu Quadrantis OTHO BRUNFELSIUS Doctour of Physick at Mentz totius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cultor a great Student likewise in Divinity and the Sacred Scriptures out of which he endeavoured to refute Iudiciary Astrology He prefixed likewise to the Edition of Firmicus Printed by Hervagius and dedicated to him by Nicholaus Prucnerus a small Treatise not unuseful to young Beginners De Definitionibus Terminis Astrologiae JOANNES FERNELIUS of Ambois a famous French Physician and as eminent a Geometrician and Astronomer wrote besides other his Learned Works a particular Treatise entituled Cosmotheoria in which he explains the Motions Site Magnitude and Theory of the Celestial Bodies and another Piece called Monalosphaerium JOHANNES CARIO besides his Chronological Work left as Vossius terms them Practicas Astrologicas nec non Ephemerides beginning with the year 1536 and ending in the year 1550. JACOBUS MILICHIUS Professour of Mathematicks at Wittemberg and Tutour to Erasmus Reinholdus wrote a Commentary upon the Second Book of Plinius Secundus the Subject whereof is chiefly Astronomical ORONTIUS FINAEUS of Dauphiné Regius Professor of Mathematicks at Paris wrote De Sphaera Of Cosmography Of the Theory of the Planets Astronomical Canons or Problems of the Primum Mobile Of the difference of Longitude to be found by the Moon and several other Pieces which as Blancanus advises ought to be read cum Antidoto Petri Nonnii de Erroribus Orontii HIERONYMUS FRACASTORIUS a Native of Verona an excellent Poet Physician Philosopher and Astronomer Published a Book De Orbibus Excentricis Homocentricis which he dedicated to Pope Paul III. SEBASTIANUS MUNSTERUS was famous for two things as Vossius affirms to wit Hebraeis Literis Mathesi As to what concerns our purpose he wrote Notes In Geographiam Ptolemaei Universalem Cosmographiam and of Dyalling as also Organum Uranicum wherein the Theories of the Planets and their Motions were computed for an hundred years and more He was also Authour of the Canones super novo Luminarium Instrumento JOACHIMUS FORTIUS RINGELBERGIUS of Antwerp writ De Horoscopo De Tempore De Cosmographia and Three Books of Astrological Institutions JOHANNES ROBINUS in English Robins was a great Astrologer and put forth a Book De Portentosis Cometis dedicated by him to King Henry VIII which Balaeus calls Opus valde Lucidum now extant in Manuscript in the hands of Mr. Thomas Gale SIMON GRYNAEUS Native of Viring a Town in Suevia or Suaben merited eminently in all kind of Learning particularly by publishing in Greek the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Ptolemy to which he added a Preface of his own touching the use thereof Dedicated to King Henry the Eighth of England Printed at Basil 1538. HENRICUS GLAREANUS a Geographer Chronologer Musician and Physician Native of Glarona commonly called Glarys a Town in Swisserland put forth a Book De Geographia induced chiefly thereunto as he pretends in his Preface because he found the Sphere of Proclus to be too concise and only fitted to the Horizon of Greece and erroneous as to the Description of some Circles and Sacroboscus in his Parallels and Climates mutilous and defective He published likewise other Pieces both in Astrology and Cosmography being according to the testimony of G. Vossius Vir undequaque doctissimus ACHILLES P. GASSARUS of Lindaw by Gesner stiled Medicus Mathematicus praestantissimus put forth a Chronology from the beginning of the World to the year of Christ 1532. He published likewise a Mathematical Table entituled Sciaterion Pedarium Printed at Zurick JODOCUS CLITCHTHOVEUS NEOPORTICENSIS writ a Comment upon Iacobus Faber his Theory of the Planets GEORGIUS PRUCNER of Ruspach left behind him sayes Simler in Bibl. Gesner very fair and exquisite Astronomical Instruments and several Books collected by him in Astrorum Scientia yet preserved at Vienna in Bibliotheca Facultatis Artium JACOBUS CEPORINUS of Zurick eminently learned in the Hebrew Greek and Latine Languages put forth a Commentary upon Dionysius his Periegesis and Aratus his Astronomicon Printed at Basil by Wolphius in the year before mentioned as Gesner testifies LUDOVICUS DE RIGIIS published Astrological Aphorisms addressed to the Patriarch of Constantinople Printed at Norimberg in the year 1535. together with Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos JOHANNES STIGELIUS Native of Gota a City in the Province of Thuringen in Germany an ingenious Poet and Mathematician Professour at Wittemberg and Iena put forth Prognosticks upon the Eclipse of the Moon happening in the year 1536 as likewise others upon one of the Sun in the year following and upon one of the Moon and another of the Sun in the year 1551. JACOBUS KAEBELIUS besides an Arithmetical Treatise Published another of the Astrolabe